#Budapest UNESCO world heritage sites
#Budapest west
#Fisherman's Bastion
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#Szentharomsag ter
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Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar tribes that settled in the Carpathian Basin in 895. From the towers and the terrace a panoramic view exists of Danube, Margaret Island, Pest to the east and the Gellert Hill.
#Matthias Church
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#Szentharomsag ter 2
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Full of surprises, mysteries, and treasures, the church has a breathtaking interior with colours inspired by orientalism and romantic historicism. Its mystically exotic atmosphere paired with its Neo-Gothic features differentiates it from any other church.
#Szechenyi Chain Bridge
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#Szechenyi Lanchid
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Its decorations made of cast iron, and its construction, radiating calm dignity and balance, have elevated the Chain Bridge to a high stature in Europe.
#Buda Castle
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#Szent Gyorgy ter 2
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Buda Castle sits on the south tip of Castle Hill, bounded on the north by what is known as the Castle District (Varnegyed), which is famous for medieval, Baroque and 19th-century houses, churches and public buildings. The hill is linked to Clark Adam Square and the Szechenyi Chain Bridge by the Castle Hill Funicular.
#Citadel
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#Citadella Stny
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The Citadella was constructed in 1854 by the Hapsburgs as part of their strategy to supervise formerly rebellious Budapest and Hungary to prevent another uprising. The Citadella remains a symbol of oppression as well as liberty.
#Liberty Bridge
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#Szabadsag hid
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The bridge is 333.6 m in length and 20.1 m in width. The top of the four masts are decorated with large bronze statues of the Turul, a falcon-like bird, prominent in ancient Hungarian mythology.
#Budapest east
#Inner City Parish Church
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#Marcius 15. ter
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The most striking aspects of the Inner City Parish Church includes a Gothic-style chapel, a beautiful neo-Gothic pulpit carved in wood and a twentieth-century high altar.
#Vorosmarty square
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#Vorosmarty ter 3
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At the centre of the square facing west is a statue of poet Mihaly Vorosmarty. Behind the monument is a fenced park and a fountain flanked by stone lions. At the north end of the square is the Cafe Gerbeaud and stairs to the southern terminus of the Budapest Metro's venerable yellow line (M1).
#Hungarian Parliament Building
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#Kossuth Lajos ter 1-3
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The splendor of this neo-Gothic parliament building — the third-largest parliament building in the world — is obvious from the outside, but consider these facts: This place has 691 interior rooms, 10 courtyards, 88 statues of Hungarian rulers on its facade, and 12.5 miles of staircases. The outside is stunning but the inside doesn't disappoint, either: King Steven's crown jewels are on display within, as are rooms filled with art and crafts made throughout the ages.
#St. Stephen's Basilica
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#Szent Istvan ter 1
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To the right as you enter the basilica is a lift to the 2nd-floor treasury of ecclesiastical objects. Behind the main altar and to the left is the basilica’s main attraction: the Holy Right Chapel, containing what is also called the Holy Dexter – the mummified right hand of St Stephen and an object of great devotion.
#Hungarian State Opera
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#Andrassy ut 22
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The neo-Renaissance Hungarian State Opera House was designed by Miklós Ybl in 1884 and is among the most beautiful buildings in Budapest. Its facade is decorated with statues of muses and opera greats such as Puccini, Mozart, Liszt and Verdi, while its interior dazzles with marble columns, gilded vaulted ceilings, chandeliers and near-perfect acoustics.
#Andrassy Boulevard
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#Andrassy ut
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Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine fassades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002.
#Heroes' Square
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#Hosok tere
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Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic statue complex featuring the Seven Chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
#Vajdahunyad Castle
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#Vajdahunyad var
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As the castle contains parts of buildings from various time periods, it displays different architectural styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque.